[tex-live] updmap question

[Norbert Preining]

On Son, 23 Mär 2003, Thomas Esser wrote:
> > Which is the order the updmap.cnf is searched for: Only in texmf-var or
> > also in other pathes. Is it searched in a path set in texmf.cnf or is
> 
> It is searched using kpsewhich in $TEXMF/web2c in whatever order you
> have in $TEXMF.
> 
> Well, to be more precise, it is searched by
>   kpsewhich --format='web2c files'
> so what really counts is the search path defined by $WEB2C.

Ok, thanks a lot! No I see why.

Best wishes

Norbert

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